Hook



Feb. 27, 1951 J. J. RICK 2,543,508

HOOK

Filed April 25, 1949 38 FIG. 5 50* l8 INVENTOR. W John J. RickATTORNEYS.

Patented Feb. 27, 1951 STATES PATENT OFFICE 3 Claims.

This invention relates to supports, and more particularly to hook-likesupports. An example of such a hook-like support is one constructed andarranged to be attached to an object, such as the dropboard of a table,and to have suspended therefrom hand bags, umbrellas and the like.

An important object of the invention is to provide a one-piece, rigidhook, free of sharp edges which sharp edges would be apt to tearclothing or cause personal injury.

Another important object is to provide such a hook in which there is anelongated bill portion associated with a relatively short base portion.in substantial parallelism, and a minor bight portion connecting theother two portions, whereby the bill portion is spaced a relativelyshort distance from a support, such as the bottom edge of a tabledropboard, so that there is a small clearance between the two, yet thehook will support an object having a strap portion looped over the bill.

Still another object is to provide a hook from which an object may bereadily detached when desired by a person to the right of the hook yetthe object cannot readily become otherwise readily detached.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent duringthe course of the following detailed description of the invention, takenin connection with the accompanying drawing, and in which drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the new hook.

Figure 2 is a top plan thereof.

Figure 3 is a bottom plan thereof.

Figure 4 is an elevation of a support for the new hook (shown in sideelevation and attached thereto).

Figure 5 is a transverse section of the bill portion of the new hook,substantially on the line 55 of Figure 5.

In the drawing, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown apreferred embodiment of the invention and wherein similar referencecharacters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views,the letter A designates a support, and the letter B, the new hook.

The support A is shown as a table having a top it and dropboard Hattached thereto and extending downwardly therefrom and provided with asubstantially horizontal lower edge i2. There is also shown a fragmentof a conventional table leg !3 joining the top 50 and dropboard H, withits longitudinal axis normal to the longitudi- 2 nal axis of thedropboard. The leg I3 has a face It merging into the edge l2.

As for the hook B, it comprises a base portion l5, bight portion It,bill portion ll and enlargement I 8 at the free end of the bill portion.

The base portion I5 is relatively short, as compared with the elongatedbill portion ll, but wider than the latter, so that the bight portion itmay connect therewithand with the base portion l5 to position thegreater part of the bill portion to one side of the longitudinal medialline of the base portion, as is clear in Figures 2 and 3. The verticalplane of the front edge or face 28 of the base portion is insubstantially the same vertical plane as the front-facing edge of face35 of the bill portion, also as may be seen in Figures 2 and 3, whilethe vertical plane of the opposite or rear edge or face 2| of the baseportion is spaced outwardly of the vertical plane of the rear facingedge or face 36 of the bill portion l1. Preferably the edges 28 and 2|are joined by a curved forward edge 22 and it is preferred that theupper or support-attaching face 23 of the base portion be roughened asby serrations. The opposite or lower face 2 5 is preferably smooth. Afasteneraccommodating perforation 25 extends from face 23 to face 2d atadjacent the edge 2|. It will be noted in Figures 2 and 3 that the planeof this perforation clears the bill portion ll. Preferably the face 2 isbevelled surrounding the perforation 25 so that it may accommodate thehead of a conventional screw with the shank thereof extending throughthe perforation and into the dropboard II, when the hook B is positionedas in Fig. 4. The face 26 of the base portion I5 joining the faces 28,23 and 2 3 is flat.

The bight portion [6 includes a fiat, table legcontacting face 36whereby the one fastening means (as a screw) will be sufficient toattach the hook B to the support A if this face 30 contacts the face I4in face-to-face relationship or, in most cases, when the roughened face23 frictionally engages the edge I2. The opposite face 3| of the bightportion I6 is bowed as at 3|, merging into the face 24 of the baseportion. The relative portion of the base, bight and bill portions aresuch that the bill portion is offset from the longitudinal medial lineof the base portion.

The elongated bill portion ll extends from the lower extremity of thebight portion l6 and has a front edge or face 35, an opposite rear edgeor face 36 and an upper face 3? opposite the face 24 of the base portionl5. Preferably the transverse cross section of the bill portiondiscloses 3 an oval, as shown in Figure 5. It will be noted that theupper face 31 slopes very slightly upwardly from the bight end of thebill portion I'l toward the enlargement 18.

Referring mainly to Figures 1, 2 and 4, the enlargement I8 is a roundedknob with a smooth surface, extending from the free end of the billportion l1 and projecting upwardly and outwardly.

The bill portion 11 offset with respect to the base portion I5, with thevertical plane of the edge 20 of the latter in substantially the sameplane as the vertical plane of the edge 35 of the bill portion l1,permits ready attachment of the hook B to the support A, since the billportion is not in the way when using a screwdriver or the like, and thebill portion is disposed well to the front when the hook is attached tothe support, whereby it is easier for one to use the hook.

From Figure 4, it is apparent that the hook B is positioned so that theenlargement I8 is nearest a person seated at the table to the right ofthe leg l3, and the flat face 38 makes provision for this when affixingthe hook. Consequently, an unauthorized person, when attempting toremove an article suspended from the hook would need to move the articletoward the seated person. This would be both clumsy in execution as Wellas apt to attract the attention of the seated person. In the event aplurality of the hooks are disposed in spaced-apart relationship along asupport, it is intended that all the bill portions point to the right.

The enlargement [8, together with the sloping upper face 31, aids inretaining an object looped over the hook, yet does not interfere withthe ready removal of the article by a person disposed to the right ofthe hook.

What is claimed is:

1. In a hook, a substantially horizontally-disposed base portion havinga left-hand substantially straight edge, an opposite free substantiallyvertical edge, a front edge, a rear edge and a perforation extendingthrough the base portion ad- J'acent said rear edge and with its axissubstantially paralleling the straight and free edges and adjacent saidstraight edge, said front and rear edges joining said straight edge, abill portion having a front edge and of a transverse cross section lessin width than the width of the transverse cross section of said baseportion, and means adjacent said straight edge connecting said baseportion and bill portion with the bill portion extending horizontallybelow the base portion, said bill portion having a front edge with thevertical planes of said front edges coincident.

2. In a hook, a base portion having an upper horizontalsupport-contacting face provided with serrations, a lower face and afastening means accommodating opening extending from one face to theother face and to said serrations, a bill portion, and means connectingsaid base and bill portions at an end of each, with said bill portionoffset with respect to the longitudinal medial line of said base portionand outwardly of the plane of said opening.

3. In a horizontally-disposed hook, a substantiallyhorizontally-disposed base portion having front and rear edges, anelongated bill portion carried by said base portion below the horizontalplane of the base portion and having front and rear longitudinal edgesof substantially the same length, one of said longitudinal edges beingnearer the medial axis of said base portion paralleling said front andrear edges of said base portion, than is the other longitudinal edge,whereby said bill portion is offset with respect to the base portion,and means to attach said base portion to a support below said support.

JOHN J. RICK.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 477,655 Hart June 28, 1892895,047 Schraudner Aug. 4, 1908 2,049,716 Owen Aug. 4, 1936

